By Vivek Katju J&K CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has given credit to Pakistan, militants and the Hurriyat for the smooth conduct of the state assembly polls. He has virtually thanked them for allowing the democratic...

For all its electoral success, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) must realise that its hopes of setting a new paradigm in Indian politics will collapse if it does not practice and institutionalise internal democracy. Reports...

The monetary policy framework that the government has now made public, 10 days after it was adopted by the government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), is designed, along with the separating out of...

In his near-18,000-word Budget speech, Arun Jaitley spent 4.7% on developing infrastructure, 3.9% on digitising India, 1.9% on farmers and 1.6% on the middle class. But 7% of the Budget speech — the biggest single...

Religion, faith, belief in God or aprophet are all enablers in our quest for salvation. The tenets and principles of almost all religions are based on fundamental humane value systems such as compassion, empathy, respect...

By Sarah Chayes Even to suggest the following equivalency — including the proposition that violence in both cases grew out of legitimate grievances — may seem offensive to many Americans. But more than a dozen...

Perhaps the real surprise of Maharashtra’s beef ban is that it took so long. The Maharashtra Animal Preservation (Amendment) Bill, to which the President has just given assent, was passed 20 years ago in one...

By Vivek Katju J&amp;K CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has given credit to Pakistan, militants and the Hurriyat for the smooth conduct of the state assembly polls. He has virtually thanked them for allowing the democratic...

By J Krishnamurti The companions, the relationships, work, ideas, beliefs and dogmas that we hold have produced a monstrous world of conflict, misery and perpetual sorrow. We accept it as normal condition, we put up...

For all its electoral success, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) must realise that its hopes of setting a new paradigm in Indian politics will collapse if it does not practice and institutionalise internal democracy. Reports...

The monetary policy framework that the government has now made public, 10 days after it was adopted by the government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), is designed, along with the separating out of...

By Ravi Venkatesan The much-awaited Indian Budget is out. With frustration and disillusionment setting in, not to mention a spectacular electoral defeat in Delhi, this had been positioned as an almost do-or-die Budget for the...

Religion, faith, belief in God or aprophet are all enablers in our quest for salvation. The tenets and principles of almost all religions are based on fundamental humane value systems such as compassion, empathy, respect...

By J Krishnamurti The companions, the relationships, work, ideas, beliefs and dogmas that we hold have produced a monstrous world of conflict, misery and perpetual sorrow. We accept it as normal condition, we put up...

By Sarah Chayes Even to suggest the following equivalency — including the proposition that violence in both cases grew out of legitimate grievances — may seem offensive to many Americans. But more than a dozen...

By Peter Drucker Innovations based on new knowledge — whether scientific, technical or social — rank high. They are the superstars of entrepreneurship; they get the publicity and the money.… They have the longest lead...

By Ravi Venkatesan The much-awaited Indian Budget is out. With frustration and disillusionment setting in, not to mention a spectacular electoral defeat in Delhi, this had been positioned as an almost do-or-die Budget for the...

By Kumar Mangalam Birla The burden of expectations on this government’s first full-year Budget was extraordinary for two reasons. One, the strong electoral mandate provided no alibi for inaction due to ‘coalition compulsions’. Two, the fortunate...

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay If political history is viewed as cyclical phases, two related events have come full circle in Jammu and Kashmir. In the larger of these two concentric circles the Bharatiya Janata Party and...

By Krishnamurthy Subramanian Given the Economic Survey’s emphasis that India was poised at a uniquely opportune moment in history, the expectations from the Union Budget were quite high. Also, because this Budget represented the first...

By Anupam Khanna There are several reasons to remain optimistic about the Indian economy going forward. The primary driver of buoyant sentiment is no doubt the Narendra Modi government, characterised by five key features. First,...

By Col (retd) Vivek Chadha The Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1990, is a law which was enacted and enforced in areas considered ‘disturbed’ and not administrable through routine laws of a local government. It...

By Sumanth Raghavendra “Company O raises $250 million, now worth $1.5 billion!“ “Lion Global VC invests in Company Z’s new funding round adds another startup to billiondollar club!“ These are but a couple of the...

By Bharat Salhotra, Alstom Transport India Ltd The Narendra Modi government’s first full Rail Budget has been broadly pragmatic and has deftly avoided the pitfalls of populism. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has chosen to focus...

By Dinesh Trivedi, Former Railway Minister & Trinamool Congress MP Prabhu Ki Maya! For the first time in our Parliamentary history, to my mind, no budget was presented. It was only a budget speech by...

By Subodh Jain, Advisor, Hyderabad Metro and former member Engineering, Railway Board The rail budget always comes with far greater expectations than the general budget as it touches the everyday life of common man, and...

By Nitish Kumar I’m afraid the Railway Budget as presented by railway minister Suresh Prabhu was anything but a budget. At best, it’s a statement of intent that’s like a coach without passengers inside it....